An Old Poem From Long Ago
On my 14th birthday,
My present was leukemia
And on the day came surgery
Wires all over my body,
Chained forever with my medicines,
Yet none of those things bothered me
They don't frightened me
I just simply don't care and fight
My joy and reason for living
Was my first-born nephew
Who made me laugh and smile
No matter what misery came
His exsistence was enough for me
When I returned to school
A group of kids spoke so casually,
"We're all gonna die in the year 2012."
Which was the year my treament would end
Anger and fury build up within me
As I grab my pen and began to write
My speech for English class
"Forgive me for saying this,
But you are sick people.
How would you like to say those cruel words
To a sick child who wants to live
And be free from cemo.
Saying such words
Crushes our dreams . . . our future . . .
. . . And our hopes.
Think before you speak."